Thread: What's the history of SR metallurgy over the past 200 years?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

TI has been using a newer alloy for a number of years now. I forget the exact designation for it. '

I have no reference handy, but I read in an interview with a TI rep that they use a steel for which they piggyback their orders on the order of an industrial company who uses it by the ton.

Originally Posted by Bruno

I have no reference handy, but I read in an interview with a TI rep that they use a steel for which they piggyback their orders on the order of an industrial company who uses it by the ton.

I thought the newer TI's used something called carbonsong C135 ?

Joe

Originally Posted by Tallm

... This is why the lower quality blades have more of a satin appearance...

No, it is not the reason. It was to cater to the taste of someone who did not like a mirror finish. Unsurprisingly, this subject has been done to death more than a few times too, on this site. The same steel was either 'glaze finished' (aka blue-glazed, emery abrasive, fine, wooden wheel lapped with leather esp. walrus hide) or 'crocus' finished (aka 'black polished' - hard cutting iron oxide plus wax plus suet on a wooden wheel lapped with lead).

Regards,
Neil

[QUOTE=Neil Miller;1373884]No, it is not the reason. It was to cater to the taste of someone who did not like a mirror finish. Unsurprisingly, this subject has been done to death more than a few times too, on this site. The same steel was either 'glaze finished' (aka blue-glazed, emery abrasive, fine, wooden wheel lapped with leather esp. walrus hide) or 'crocus' finished (aka 'black polished' - hard cutting iron oxide plus wax plus suet on a wooden wheel lapped with lead).]


interesting, thanks for clarifying

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

No, it is not the reason. It was to cater to the taste of someone who did not like a mirror finish.

I was under the impression that higher carbon content resulted in a better mirror-polish. Is this correct? This reason I ask is that one of my WB blades (with higher carbon content) polishes very well, while some of the others don't.

That might be true, but that still does not make your original statement true, ie the satin finish a d the mirror finish were performed on the same steel - the steel composition of the razors finished with a satin finish was not inferior or different to that with a mirror or crocus finish.

Silver steel was and is used for its bright appearance, but it was by no means exclusively used for razors, and it could, in common with all steels, be finished in a variety of ways.

Like I told you when you first started, go by facts and ignore personal beliefs, even though they are your own. You aren't exactly knowledgable enough about the subject to 'imply' anything - yet.

Regards,
Neil